- Ukrainian President Zelensky: "We will defend ourselves"
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells President Putin: "[diplomatic] possibilities are far from being exhausted"
- US media mistakenly claimed that a Russian invasion was set for Wednesday, 15 February
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- Russia maintains a significant military presence on the border with Ukraine, prompting fear of imminent invasion
- Global markets fall due to unpredictable situation in Eastern Europe
- NATO chief warns that bombs could fall "at any minute"
- EU states that Russian Nordstream pipeline investment could be under threat if Moscow invades Ukraine
- Russian defence ministry claimed that it was withdrawing troops but President Biden says the US has not been able to verify Russian claims.
Scholz and Biden call Ukraine situation "extremely serious"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden agree the situation in Ukraine must be assessed as "extremely serious" as there is still a risk of further Russian military aggression, German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said on Wednesday.
"Maximum vigilance" is needed as there has been no significant withdrawal of Russian troops so far, Hebestreit said in a statement after Scholz's phone call with Biden following the German chancellor's trips to Kyiv and Moscow.
At the same time, both leaders...
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